The Auswine Forum

In the Barossa yields were lower than hoped for but quality of the reds where I work have been outstanding. Certainly wasn't a wet vintage here, couple of worrying moments early on with rain but it didn't seem to affect things too much. A sign of a good year where I work is how many batches make it ...

Bought some rieslings from local bottle shop the other day. First one opened, a Rockford 2006 Eden Valley Riesling. Kicked myself for not checking at the bottle shop, but it had a cork stopper. "Please don't let this be corked", I pleaded to myself as I opened it. Guess what, it was corked...

Just thought, 'elegant' may also mean 'subtle' in which case... ain't for me

An old TAFE lecturer once told me if you saw the word "elegant" on the label it meant the wine had no stucture and was probably lacking in character.